National Leader of the Turkmen People and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan to visit China, deepening energy co-op likely in focus
At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, National Leader of the Turkmen People and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will pay a goodwill visit to China…
US official rejects FT report, says any delay in Trump’s China visit not tied to request for China to help reopen Hormuz
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday rejected a Financial Times report that Trump threatened to delay his China visit if Beijing does not assist the Strait of Hormuz escort…
State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80%
The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship. After years of legal battles with several groups representing Americans wanting to…
Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital. Islamabad denies claim
Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital late Monday, saying the airstrike had killed at least 400 people. It marked a dramatic escalation…
UNESCO confirms with GT: it urges protection of cultural heritage, shares sites’ coordinates with US, Israel and Iran
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has acknowledged reports of damage to the Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Tehran, following airstrikes in the Iranian…
Oil prices soar past $100 a barrel as war escalates in Iran
The price of oil surged past $100 per barrel on Sunday, the first time it crossed that mark since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. President Donald Trump, in a social…